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yeh, i think a stew is the way forward. My sausage making friend has also told me he can get me gourmet-standard chorizo for free, whenever.

I can feel a return to being a veggie slipping away

Ooh, thats my favourite kind of chorizo!

Now I think about it I need more chorizo recipes :)
 
it's an actual sausage, that was shrink wrapped in the shop chill cabinet.

It was getting a small fleck of white stuff that looked like mould, but my sausage-making friend assures me that's just a salt thing and it'll wipe off. So shall I take it back out of the fridge?

yeh, i think a stew is the way forward. My sausage making friend has also told me he can get me gourmet-standard chorizo for free, whenever.

I can feel a return to being a veggie slipping away

Chorizo is one of the daddies of the meat world, to be fair. Mmmmm.
 
Fridge or cupboard? Opinions seem to differ and I don't want to die.

Cupboard, with the sausage hanging from a nail, and a bowl underneath to catch the paprika'd-up fat that'll drip out.

Or you could put it in the fridge.

If you're some kind of chicken-arsed pussy. :p
 
apart from tearing chunks off it with my teeth like god intended, what's good to do with it? I've seen a great scrambled egg recipe and I reckon it would make a nice omelette.

I like to do a dahl, but fry some chorizo in oil before beginning, and add that to the dahl.
 
Lidl chorizo is currently on offer at £1.24, I think they are about 300grammes. I've always got a couple in the cupboard cos you can do so much with them.
 
Pork and Chorizo casserole. Yum. (no coriander for my Bolognese thread haters :))

1. Fry off onion, garlic and a sliced yellow pepper and sliced chorizo
2. When the onions and peppers have softened add in chopped pork shoulder or casserole pork and some sliced mushrooms
3. When the pork is sealed, add some smoked paprika, chilli powder, mixed herbs and a packet of fahiti seasoning (from one of those packs.
4. Do *not* add coriander
5. Stir through and then add a tin of chopped tomatoes, some chicken stock, double cream, a tin of haricot beans and passata (chopped sun dried tomatoes)
6. Mix it all up, stick it in a casserole dish and put it in the oven for 2 hours.

Serve with mash!!!!

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

This is the same recipe that you would find if you bought the same meal from Cook.
 
Posted by feyr and absolutely gorgeous.

about 20cm of chorizo, cubed
pack of chicken thighs, cut in bite-sized pieces
2 large onions, roughly chopped
4 cloves of garlic, chopped
can of drained beans or equivalent amount of soaked beans
few chopped potatoes
1 Tbs oregano
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp spicy paprika or cayenne pepper
a drizzle of olive oil
can of chopped tomatoes

fry onions and chorizo till onions are soft and the chorizo has released oil.remove some of the oil if you want ( i never do, too tasty!) add the garlic and chicken. Allow the chicken to brown a bit before turning. When they are browned on all sides, deglaze the pan with a few tablespoons of water, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the spices and allow to cook for a few minutes. Add the tomatos, beans and potatos, and simmer for as long as you want

if i want to do a quicker version, i use chicken breast instead of thigh, leave out the beans and potatos, then it only needs simmering for 10 mins, then add chopped up boiled new potatos and warm through for another few mins
 
Chorizo is pretty awesome with whatever to be fair!

made a really nice pasta sauce with chorizo, smoked duck and cherry tomatos.
 
I quite often stir-fry chunks with some (pre-boiled) new potatoes and onion, and garlic and black pepper. A little lemon juice actually too iirc though I may be imagining that.
 
Make bread dough, then after rising and punching down the dough, roll out a piece of the dough (enough to make a large bun), and press in slices of chorizo. Roll up the dough and bung in oven.

Nom..

The difficulty is not burning your mouth as its so nomolicious.
 
isn´t the point of chorizo that it´s cured, so it keeps peasants going in the fields. Supposed to keep for ages right?
 
There are different types of chorizo though, including semi fresh/dried versions that definitely require refrigeration, or you'll quickly be a sick puppy. The fresher ones are generally better for cooking, as they give out more that beautifully tasty paprika oil.

Jefe's one sounds like a dried chorizo. If it's got a thick (remove before eating) skin and the texture of a salami it'll generally be ok strung up a coolish, preferably dark place. A fridge isn't a bad place for them too tbh.
 
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